"Peach Melba Peach Melba (, pronounced ) is a dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream. The dish was invented in 1892 or 1893 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honor the Australian soprano Nellie Melba. In 1892, operatic soprano Nellie Melba was performing in Wagner's opera ""Lohengrin"" at Covent Garden. The Duke of Orléans gave a dinner party to celebrate her triumph. For the occasion, Escoffier created a new dessert, and to display it, he used an ice sculpture of a swan, which is featured in the opera. The swan"
"""Eighteen Day Reducing Diet"" to Ethel Barrymore. It included Melba toast, which made the toast very popular at the time. Melba toast Melba toast is a dry, crisp and thinly sliced toast, often served with soup and salad or topped with either melted cheese or pâté. It is named after Dame Nellie Melba, the stage name of Australian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell. Its name is thought to date from 1897, when the singer was very ill and it became a staple of her diet. The toast was created for her by chef and fan Auguste Escoffier, who also created"
"Melba toast Melba toast is a dry, crisp and thinly sliced toast, often served with soup and salad or topped with either melted cheese or pâté. It is named after Dame Nellie Melba, the stage name of Australian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell. Its name is thought to date from 1897, when the singer was very ill and it became a staple of her diet. The toast was created for her by chef and fan Auguste Escoffier, who also created the Peach Melba dessert for her. The hotel proprietor César Ritz supposedly named it in a conversation with Escoffier. Melba"
"Murabba Murabba (from , ""murabba"" ""jam"", ""fruit preserves""; , ""muraba"", , , ""muraba"", , ""murabbā"", , ""morobbā"", , morrabâ, , ""murabbo"", , ) refers to sweet fruit preserve which is popular in many regions of Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East. It is traditionally prepared with fruits, sugar, and spices. A popular fruit that is candied is apple, apricot, gooseberry (amla), mango, plum, quince which can be preserved for long periods both as a wet murabba and a dry version, and is said to have medicinal properties. It is widely used in Indian traditional and folk medicine."
"Gregor von Görög, chef to the royal family, was an enthusiast of Escoffier's zealous organization. Aristocratic women, hitherto unaccustomed to dining in public, were now ""seen in full regalia in the Savoy dining and supper rooms"". Escoffier created many famous dishes at the Savoy. In 1893, he invented the ""pêche Melba"" in honour of the Australian singer Nellie Melba, and in 1897, Melba toast. Other Escoffier creations, famous in their time, were the ""bombe Néro"" (a flaming ice), ""fraises à la Sarah Bernhardt"" (strawberries with pineapple and Curaçao sorbet), ""baisers de Vierge"" (meringue with vanilla cream and crystallized white rose"
"lime, and chulta. Green seasoning is extremely popular, a cold sauce based on culantro or chadon beni, pureed with green onions, garlic, pimiento, vinegar, and other herbs, which can be used as a table condiment or marinade. Chow is also a popular condiment, made of fruit seasoned with culantro (shado beni, bandhaniya), pepper (powdered, sauce or natural form), garlic, vinegar, and salt. Traditionally, the most popular fruits for chow have been mangoes, pommeracs, pommecythère, cucumbers, tomatoes, cherries, pineapples, green apples, pears, and plums. The fruits are basically ""seasoned"" by the rest of the base ingredients and the larger fruits are"
"frutta"". ""Mostarda di Mantova"" (also called ""mostarda di mele campanine"" or ""mostarda mantovana"") is made from small, sour green apples called ""mele Campanine"". Another noble ""mostarda"" is """", which is a speciality of the town of Vicenza (Veneto); it is characterized by a jam-like consistency and the use of quince (""mele cotogne"") as its main ingredient. Other versions include ""mostarda di Voghera"", ""mostarda siciliana"", and ""mostarda bolognese"". Mostarda Mostarda di frutta (sometime also called only mostarda) is a Northern Italian condiment made of candied fruit and a mustard-flavoured syrup. Commercially the essential oil of mustard is employed, which has the"
"In 1893, he invented the ""pêche Melba"" in honour of the Australian singer Nellie Melba, and in 1897, Melba toast. Other Escoffier creations were ""bombe Néro"" (a flaming ice), ""fraises à la Sarah Bernhardt"" (strawberries with pineapple and Curaçao sorbet), ""baisers de Vierge"" (meringue with vanilla cream and crystallised white rose and violet petals) and ""suprêmes de volailles Jeannette"" (jellied chicken breasts with foie gras). Another signature dish is the Omelette Arnold Bennett. Under Ritz and Escoffier, evening dress was required in the restaurant, and Ritz was innovative in hiring popular musicians to play background music during dinner and in"
"fruits and herbs added during fermentation and the distillation process employed, creating subtypes with names such as ""de gusano, tobalá, pechuga, blanco, minero, cedrón, de alacran, creme de café"" and more. A special recipe for a specific mezcal type known as"" pechuga ""uses cinnamon, apple, plums, cloves, and other spices that is then distilled through chicken, duck, or turkey breast. It is made when the specific fruits used in the recipe are available, usually during November or December. Other variations flavor the mash with cinnamon, pineapple slices, red bananas, and sugar, each imparting a particular character to the mezcal. Most"
"of the USDA - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - National Plant Germplasm System NGRL. Momordica charantia Momordica charantia (colloquial: bitter melon; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. Bitter melon originated in India and was introduced into China in the 14th century. It is widely used in East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian cuisine. Bitter melon also has names in other languages which have"
"seeds and trees, the ""A. glabra"" is still more resilient to instances of flooding. Unlike the other Annona species, the pulp of the fruit when ripe is yellow through orange instead of whitish. The fruit is edible for humans and its taste is reminiscent of ripe Honeydew melon. It can be made into jam, and it is a popular ingredient of fresh fruit drinks in Maldives. In the older days the seeds were crushed and cooked in coconut oil and applied to hair to get rid of lice The flesh is sweet-scented and agreeable in flavor, but it has never"
"Melon soup Melon soup is a soup prepared with melon as a primary ingredient. Melons such as bitter melon, cantaloupe, crenshaw melon, honeydew (casaba melon) and winter melon may be used, among others. Some melon soups are prepared with whole pieces of melon, and others use puréed melon. Some are served hot, while others are served chilled. Some cold varieties are prepared without any cooking involved. Several styles and varieties of melon soups exist, including bitter melon soup, cantaloupe soup and winter melon soup, among others. The origin of some melon soup recipes may cross international boundaries. Bitter melon soup"
"Abelmoschus moschatus Abelmoschus moschatus (Abelmosk, ambrette, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow, musk okra, ornamental okra, rose mallow, tropical jewel hibiscus, Yorka okra) is an aromatic and medicinal plant in the family Malvaceae native to Asia and Australia. The seeds have a sweet, flowery, heavy fragrance similar to that of musk (hence its specific epithet , scientific Latin for ‘musk’). Despite its tropical origin, the plant is frost-hardy. Musk mallow seed oil was once frequently used as a substitute in perfumes for animal musk; however this use is now mostly replaced by various synthetic musks due to"
"ornamental tree. In Albania as well, ""nerënxa"" or ""portokalli i hidhur"" is used commonly in spoon sweets. The blossoms are collected fresh to make a prized sweet-smelling aromatic jam (""Bitter orange blossom jam"" Morabba Bahar-Narendj), or added to brewing tea. In Turkey, juice of the ripe fruits can be used as salad dressing, especially in Çukurova region. However, in Iraqi cuisine, a bitter orange or ""raranj"" in Iraqi is used to compliment dishes like Charred Fish ""samak/simach maskouf"", tomato stew ""morgat tamata"", ""Qeema"", a dish that has the same ingredients as an Iraqi tomato stew with the addition of minced"
"Melilotus albus Melilotus albus, known as honey clover, white melilot (UK), Bokhara clover (Australia), white sweetclover (USA), and sweet clover, is a nitrogen-fixing legume in the family Fabaceae. ""Melilotus albus"" is considered a valuable honey plant and source of nectar and is often grown for forage. Its characteristic sweet odor, intensified by drying, is derived from coumarin. ""Melilotus albus"" is of Eurasian origin but can now be found throughout the subtropical to temperate zones, especially in North America, and is common in sand dune, prairie, bunchgrass, meadow, and riparian habitats. This species is listed as an ""exotic pest"" in Tennessee,"
"served hot, yet has been described as having a cooling effect upon the body when consumed. The soup was recorded in the volume thirty-four of Sheng Ji Zong Lu() Melon soup Melon soup is a soup prepared with melon as a primary ingredient. Melons such as bitter melon, cantaloupe, crenshaw melon, honeydew (casaba melon) and winter melon may be used, among others. Some melon soups are prepared with whole pieces of melon, and others use puréed melon. Some are served hot, while others are served chilled. Some cold varieties are prepared without any cooking involved. Several styles and varieties of"
"to taste, with cloves or cinnamon. To make apple sauce, the apples are sliced and then stewed with sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Bramley's Seedling apples are favoured for producing a jelly which is very pale in colour. Because the tree is a heavy cropper and liable to glut, it is a fine candidate for the domestic production of fruit wine, alone or with other fruits, and cider. Bramley apple Malus domestica (Bramley's Seedling, commonly known as the Bramley apple, or simply Bramley, Bramleys or Bramley's) is a cultivar of apple which is usually eaten cooked due to"
"Mahleb Mahleb or Mahalepi is an aromatic spice made from the seeds of a species of cherry, ""Prunus mahaleb"" (the Mahaleb or St Lucie cherry). The cherry stones are cracked to extract the seed kernel, which is about 5 mm diameter, soft and chewy on extraction. The seed kernel is ground to a powder before use. Its flavour is similar to a combination of bitter almond and cherry, and similar also to marzipan. Mahleb is used in small quantities to sharpen sweet foods and cakes, and is used in production of tresse cheese. It has been used for centuries in"
"in red wine. The cassava root is known by different names throughout the country: ""mandioca"" in the North, Central-West and in São Paulo; tapioca or ""macaxeira"" in the Northeast; ""aipim"" in the Southeast (especially in Rio de Janeiro). The fine-grained tapioca starch is called ""polvilho,"" and it is classified as either ""sweet"" or ""sour"". Sour ""polvilho"" is commonly used in dishes such as ""pão de queijo"" or ""cheese bread"", in which the starch is mixed with a hard cheese, usually matured Minas cheese (could be substituted by Parmesan cheese), eggs and butter and baked in the oven. The final result"
"morello cherries (""vişne""), and plums may be used also. In a version from the Turkish chef Arda Türkmen, the rice is cooked in morello cherry juice with spices, sour pomegranate syrup (""nar ekşisi""), currants and toasted pine nuts. Stuffed chard leaves are called ""pazı dolması"" in Turkey and ""dolmas de pazi"" by Sephardi Jews who settled in Argentina. In the Turkish provinces of Amasya and Tokat sarma is prepared in a style similar to maklouba, with different fillings. One version made with fava beans is called ""bakla dolması"" or ""bakla sarma"". The filling for this variant from Amasya is made"
"is rich, spicy, and sweet. It contains a monoembryonic seed. It is a late-ripening mango, harvested typically around May (July/August in Florida). It has low acidity (0.11) with a pH of 4.65. The trees are vigorous growers and will grow to large sizes with spreading, open canopies. There is considerable speculation as to the origin of the American 'Mulgoba' variety. What is known is that 'Mulgoba' was sent from India to the US in 1889 as part of a program to introduce tropical fruit to America. Twelve grafted mango trees were shipped by G. Marshall Woodrow, who was then Professor"
"Msabbaha Msabbaha (, also romanized musabbaha, literally ""swimming"") is a variation of hummus popular in the Levant. In the Galilee it is also known as ""mashausha"" (). The main difference between msabbaha and hummus is the texture. In contrast with hummus, the chickpeas here remain whole. Like hummus, it is eaten with fresh pita bread. The base of the dish is ""balila"": warm cooked chickpeas in their own water with a little added cumin, chopped parsley and lemon juice. Pine nuts fried in olive oil or ""samneh"" (clarified butter) are sometimes poured over the ""balila"". Other ingredients include tahini and"
"cedar, cutlass, doudouce, egg, Graham, Bombay, ice-cream, Julie, long, pawpaw, Peter, rose, round, spice, starch, Tommy, teen, turpentine, vert, zabrico), breadfruit, sorrel (roselle), passion fruit), watermelons, sapodilla Manilkara zapota , pommerac (Syzygium malaccense), guavas, pommecythère (Spondias dulcis), caimite (star apple), abiu, five fingers (carambola), cherries, zaboca (avocado), popoy (papaya), chenette (Melicoccus bijugatus), pineapples, oranges, Portugal (tangerines of various genetic breeding), plum (Governor, King and common variety), West Indian (Barbadian) cherry (Acerola), bananas (sikyé, silk, Gros Michel, Lacatan), barbadine (granadilla), balatá, soursop, cashews, Tamarind, Ceres (Flacourtia indica), , Cocorite (Attalea maripa), Gru-Gru-beff (Acrocomia aculeata), Fat-Pork (Chrysobalanus icaco), pears. and coconuts (several"
"Momordica charantia Momordica charantia (colloquial: bitter melon; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. Bitter melon originated in India and was introduced into China in the 14th century. It is widely used in East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian cuisine. Bitter melon also has names in other languages which have entered English as loanwords. Following are a few: This herbaceous, tendril-bearing vine grows up"
"snack. Calabaza Calabaza, or West Indian pumpkin, is a winter squash typically grown in the West Indies, tropical America, and the Philippines. Calabaza is the common name for ""Cucurbita moschata"" in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines (where it is also spelled ""kalabasa""). ""C. moschata"" is also known as ""auyama"" in the Dominican Republic, ""ayote"" in Central America, ""zapallo"" in South America, and pumpkin and/or calabash in English-speaking islands. The word calabaza is derived from the Persian term for melon (""kharbuz""). The French term ""calabasse"", and hence the English ""calabash"", is based on the older Spanish. In North America, the"
"any season. Fruit soups may include milk or cream, sweet or savoury dumplings, spices, or alcoholic beverages, such as sweet wine, white wine, brandy or champagne. Avocado soup is a fruit soup that can be prepared and served as a cold or hot dish. Blåbärssoppa is a Swedish dish, that usually contains several kinds of berries (for example blueberries, bilberries, raspberries, strawberries and/or lingonberries), sugar, water and the optional cider or, less commonly nowadays, champagne. The berries, sugar and water are boiled together to make a soup, which is then allowed to cool. When it's cold, cider or champagne are"
"pipe for stage actors portraying Holmes, because they could balance this pipe better than other styles while delivering their lines. See, Smoking pipe (tobacco)#Calabash. Calabash A calabash, bottle gourd, or white-flowered gourd, ""Lagenaria siceraria"", also known by many other names, including long melon, New Guinea bean and Tasmania bean, is a vine grown for its fruit, which can be either harvested young to be consumed as a vegetable, or harvested mature to be dried and used as a utensil. When it is fresh, the fruit has a light green smooth skin and white flesh. Calabash fruits have a variety of"
"'Mulgoba' never became an established commercial cultivar and has not been sold as nursery stock for decades. However, 'Mulgoba' trees are still part of the collections of the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Florida, the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida, and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park, also in Homestead. Mulgoba Malgova or Malgoa is an important mango cultivar grown in Tamil Nadu and other parts of South India. It is a large round fruit (typically 300-500 g), it has a small hard seed inside and is very juicy and fragrant. It is generally"
"coarse texture, and juicy. The flavor is mildly acidic, similar to Jonathan, but not as tart. It comes into season at the beginning of October. Melrose (apple) Melrose is a modern cultivar of domesticated apple which was developed by Freeman S. Howlett at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Ohio, United States, and is regarded as the official apple of that state. This apple was released by the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster, Ohio during World War II and was obtained from a cross between the Jonathan and the Red Delicious apples. The result is flattened large fruit, which"
"the salt(s) ""Malat(e)"". Malic acid is the main acid in many fruits, including apricots, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, grapes, mirabelles, peaches, pears, plums, and quince and is present in lower concentrations in other fruits, such as citrus. It contributes to the sourness of green (unripe) apples. It is present in grapes and in most wines with concentrations sometimes as high as 5 g/l. It confers a tart taste to wine, although the amount decreases with increasing fruit ripeness. The taste of malic acid is very clear and pure in rhubarb, a plant for which it is the primary flavor. It is"
"and kidney beans. Nuts are used both for texture and to add nutrition to Lenten dishes. Of primary usage are walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, but also hazelnuts, pistachios (in Cilicia), and nuts from regional trees. Fresh and dried fruit are used both as main ingredients and as sour agents. As main ingredients, the following fruit are used: apricots (fresh and dried), quince, melons, and others. As sour agents, the following fruits are used: sumac berries (in dried, powdered form), sour grapes, plums (either sour or dried), pomegranate, apricots, cherries (especially sour cherries), and lemons. In addition to grape leaves, cabbage"
"Mostarda Mostarda di frutta (sometime also called only mostarda) is a Northern Italian condiment made of candied fruit and a mustard-flavoured syrup. Commercially the essential oil of mustard is employed, which has the advantage of transparency; in home cooking, mustard powder heated in white wine may be used. Traditionally ""mostarda"" was served with boiled meats, the ""bollito misto"" which is a speciality of northern Italian cooking. More recently it has become a popular accompaniment to cheeses. ""Mostarda di Cremona"" or ""mostarda cremonese"" (from Cremona) is made with several kinds of different fruit, and is the version that typifies ""mostarda di"
"Calabaza Calabaza, or West Indian pumpkin, is a winter squash typically grown in the West Indies, tropical America, and the Philippines. Calabaza is the common name for ""Cucurbita moschata"" in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines (where it is also spelled ""kalabasa""). ""C. moschata"" is also known as ""auyama"" in the Dominican Republic, ""ayote"" in Central America, ""zapallo"" in South America, and pumpkin and/or calabash in English-speaking islands. The word calabaza is derived from the Persian term for melon (""kharbuz""). The French term ""calabasse"", and hence the English ""calabash"", is based on the older Spanish. In North America, the Spanish"